Position

Adding an object’s position

All objects must have a position to appear on the globe. You can set an object’s position in the Properties panel by selecting the plus (+) button and choosing Position.

There are two ways to set a position:

• A single, static position.
• A table of positions over time.

Single position

Start by selecting the globe icon in the Position panel to enable interaction with the globe.

• Left mouse click: Insert a single position at the cursor location.
• Left mouse drag: Drag the inserted point to update its position.

When finished, click the globe icon again to stop editing. You can fine-tune the position using the longitude, latitude, and altitude inputs.

Table position

To switch to table mode, set Type to Table.

Field descriptions:

• Start Date: The reference time for all positions. Changing this value shifts all positions to the new time.
• Time: The elapsed time from the Start Date when the object will be at the specified location.
• Longitude: The longitude in degrees.
• Latitude: The latitude in degrees.
• Altitude: The height in meters.

Start by selecting the globe icon in the Position panel to enable interaction with the globe.

• Left mouse click: Insert a position at the cursor location using the current timeline time.
  • Additional left clicks insert new points at the cursor location at the timeline’s current time.
  • When you have inserted the final point, click the last point to complete editing.
  • The last point is always colored differently from the other points.
• Left mouse drag:
  • Drag a point to update its position.
  • Click or drag the connecting line to insert a new point at the selected location on the line.

When finished, click the globe icon again to stop editing. You can fine-tune positions using the time, longitude, latitude, and altitude inputs.